Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-22
~ the JunctiOu.
rHR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.

rnR pivvRREScE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.
NJ Quad In Detroit Free Press
The pur OF as were put on at Wayne Junction
the other day 10 wait for the train on the Flint and
pere Marquette Road-two women ana two men.
None OF US were acquainted, aud We had an hour
and half 10 Wait at railroad crossing There
was q dreary-iookinR waiting room, l2xl2, and
there was platform 90 feet long by broad The
One water-tank.
Ten freight cara
Two 1elds.
FIVE telegraph poles
One pile OF lumber
Astne train left US saw the two women closely
surveying each other from hat to shoes Each
trust. They entered the waiting,room aud sat
down, &c, ing as far from each other as possible
Inc one o. essed In brown seemed to be saying to
wv, Good lands but what taste that woman hast
Mn0 ever saw any one mix such colors together
should have an attendant along Such persons are
And the one dressed in blue seemed to be saying
Have got to wait here for an hour and half
h3 t1 1se; OF that thingf Such hat! What
and Soaes sSs 80 wSat
country she is In" - o
My q friend lem the man, fat mild-eyed speci.
and Looked at each other. / might have said to
=, "W " Il I haven't Just run across bank-sneak
stone when I see It! Wonder when he got out OF
prison! seems to have an innocent look. but that
Ing to me- Of ne got on the 1s9 s
tr0it out I've spotted his little game, and will be
prepared for any move"
Ana ne mig Z have unused.
On-no! so mere Is Billy the Kid, the chan who
is supposed TO have had a hand in abducting
Charlie Charlie Ross! Probably out on another child.
stEailng expeoltlon, but I'm on to his game and
VIII spoil II: NY! but hasn't he got hardened
LOOK LOOK d a iei0w would tear an innocent babe
pityr "''A'N' WIG LAY VI
But neither Of US thought any such thing. Even
down togeth.r and he said:
'Old boy. do you smoker"
n %WelI; here's something I can recommend.
" .aEa T way are you going7"
troit?" '' A''~ ~
"Yes Do your"
Eyes: Your pllz looks familiar to me-,
~, nd Know nave often seen you. Let's walk
And while those women sat l2 feet apart, each
one with her veil down and her body huddled up
arm up and down and joked and told stories and
san we were glad we met each other. Forty
minutes h nad passed away when one Of the women
became re;tive. 1t struck her that the train had
come and departed while she was in a reverie. II
was an awful thing to do. She might be address,
ing murderess for all she knew and she was
quite certain that the other woman had at least
run away from two husbands, but she finally got
up courage enough to ask:
"Have you the timer"
The other gave start OF surprise. Did she hear
arlSnt7 IL mi INT DE that She was being addressed
ny 'ae coon OF tne scow Mary Ann, but. after TAX
inS nVe minutes 10 think 1t all over, she replied:
And then both shrank away from each other
again. and turned up their noses under their wells
and were sorry that they let down on their dignity
Meanwhile the stranger called me .old boy" an
and called him sold fellow" and slapped him on
tne PACK, and borrowed every match he had.
Nhen the train came along We got Into tue same
car ana the same Seat The women came out TO
give each other loOk OF disdain and enter separate
Coaches. and as each one found a seat she no doubt
said 10 herself
swell, just catch me in such scrape again If
you can! l never aSSed such an hour and half
IN my who.e life! The railroad company on hit TO
nrst-ciasS ladies' wai,iny-roo u!'